Text: Moonblessings or Curses

[numbertwohero]

UN: Shoto

I've been here for two months now. Ten moon cycles, if you count each individual cycle, and then the triple moon as its own cycle. My friends have gotten animal parts, new abilities, personality changes...I've seen a little of everything. But I haven't had any changes at all, myself.

I know that not every cycle is the same, and that it's sometimes stronger or weaker for some reason, but I don't know anyone who's never had anything happen.

So, I guess that's my question: is there anyone else out there who still hasn't figured out what their moonblessing is because they haven't changed? Or should I start getting worried?

[Someone please reassure this boy that he's not broken and isn't about to be sent back for being faulty merchandise, ok.]

Comments

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[codecmoment]

I've only met one person who wasn't changing, according to him, and I still really wish it was better understood. I think it would improve a lot of lives, especially for the people who get violent.

[numbertwohero]

Yeah. I know the Lunar Scientia are trying, and apparently Moonblessed have only been showing up for a few months now, but still. There's so much nobody knows. And it doesn't help when things like that fox cult happen..

[codecmoment]

I'm one of the first Moonblessed. I'm still learning new things, experiencing weird stuff, and seeing others go through first changes, or variations in their standard ones. It's... hard. And then, like you pointed out, we have less than friendly parties getting involved.

[numbertwohero]

Really? I haven't met anyone else who's been here that long...I know one of my friends was here pretty early, but not the first wave.

Has anything changed, since then? Maybe if you've been here since the beginning, you'll have more luck seeing a pattern.

[codecmoment]

I've seen patterns and similarities in people's changes and behaviors, but a big one is it seems like a bunch new Moonblessed come in right as a big event happens. I started heading out to those to get involved with local culture and society so I can understand the world I live in now a bit better, but, it also seems to be where the new wave is released after they're... process, I guess?

It kind of scares me how many Moonblessed are pulled from the moons on a monthly basis. And how many I seem to never see again.

[numbertwohero]

Since so many of those festivals seem to be tied to the moons, or people themselves do, it'd make sense for them to be during the new moon, I guess. Or maybe we're all being called in by something happening. Like a tide?

...Do people ever come back? After they've vanished.

[codecmoment]

That's an interesting theory! I've also heard ideas that this is like a simulation - not real. I'll keep the "tide" thing in mind.

As for that, well... I lost someone important to me. So I hope they do. Somehow.

[numbertwohero]

I mean, I guess some parts kind of feel like a video game...but if I don't believe this is real then...I don't know. It feels real. That's what matters right now, I guess.

I'm sorry. We lost two classmates, but one showed up again after two weeks. Maybe your person will come back, too.